Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
Sauces • Barbecue
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups prepared yellow mustard
- ¾ cup cider vinegar
- ¾ cup beer
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 Tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tsp freshly ground white pepper
- ½ Tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 Tbsp butter, room temperature
- 1 ½ Tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ½ Tsp liquid smoke flavoring
- 1 Tsp hot sauce, or to taste
Directions
- 1. Stir together mustard, vinegar, beer, and brown sugar in a heavy non-reactive saucepan.
- 2. Season with chili powder and black, white, and cayenne peppers. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat and cook for about 20 minutes.
- Do not boil, or you will scorch sugar and peppers.
- 3. Mix in butter, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes more. Season with hot sauce.
- 4. Pour into an airtight jar and refrigerate to allow flavors to blend, 8 hours to overnight. (The vinegar taste will lessen as sauce cools.)